[R. Scott]

After two weeks on the job, the men were fired by employers who told them "the Mexicans had arrived" and were willing to work for lower wages. The U.S. citizens had been promised $10 an hour, but the employers preferred Mexicans who would work for less.

Yep – work a cheaper hourly wage, and the employer doesn’t have to hassle with such things as withholding tax money, paying into FICA, unemployment and disability insurance …

[pigdog]

Yep - but with the FairTax that benefit to illegal hiring goes away, too.